A WATER MAIN BREAK ON ALBUQUERQUE’S WEST SIDE TRIGGERS A SINKHOLE UNDER A HOUSE ON PAINTED ROCK DRIVE. IT HAPPENED MONDAY AND RESIDENTS SAY THE WATER THAT CAME RUSHING DOWN THEIR STREET LOOKED LIKE A RIVER.
THE WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY SAYS THE LARGE SINKHOLE THAT OPENED UNDER A HOUSE ON THAT STREET WAS CAUSED BY A DRIVER HITTING THE HYDRANT. THAT WIPED OUT THE YARD AS WELL AS THE HYDRANT AND LIGHT POLE AT THE END OF THE STREET.
POLICE DON’T HAVE ANY IDEA WHO THE DRIVER WAS OR WHAT THE CAR LOOKED LIKE. THE WATER WAS BACK ON FOR THE STREET AFTER SEVERAL HOURS.
